Department of Public Administration and Policy Department of Public Administration and Policy

Department of Public Administration and Policy

Department of Public Administration and Policy

The Department of Public Administration and Policy at Rockefeller College provides graduate and undergraduate students the skills and insights necessary to participate in the management of public and nonprofit organizations and the creation of public policy.

We provide pre-service and mid-career students with a comprehensive core curriculum in public affairs and a diverse selection of electives to further tailor their training and prepare them to solve difficult administrative and policy problems in local, state, national and global communities. Our curriculum emphasizes the development of technical and managerial skills toward the responsible and ethical uses of discretion in the pursuit of exemplary personal and organizational performance.

Our academic and professional faculty are accomplished researchers and practitioners, draw on many years of experience, produce high quality academic and professional research, and address significant issues in public management and policy.

 

Undergraduate

Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |

Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Public Policy and Management BA | +MIA Option | +MPA Option | +MS Option | +MA Option |
Master's

Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |

Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy MPA | Fully Online Option | +JD Option | +CGS Option |
Doctoral

Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |

Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Public Administration and Policy PhD | +CGS Option |
Certificates

Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |

Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |
Data Science for Public Affairs CGS | Partially Online |

Nonprofit Management and Leadership CGS | Fully Online Option |

Nonprofit Management and Leadership CGS | Fully Online Option |

Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |

Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |
Public Sector Management CGS | Fully Online Option |

Women and Public Policy CGS

Women and Public Policy CGS
Faculty
Mitchel Y. Abolafia
Mitchel Y. Abolafia
Professor
abolafia@albany.edu
Karyn Andrade
Adjunct Professor
kandrade@albany.edu
Susan Appe
Susan Appe
Associate Professor and MPA Director
sappe@albany.edu
Michael G. Breslin
Public Service Professor
mbreslin@albany.edu
Kevin Bronner
Kevin Bronner
Public Service Professor
kbronner@albany.edu
Shawn Bushway
Shawn Bushway
Professor
sbushway@albany.edu
Paul Castellani
Public Service Professor
pcastellani@albany.edu
Gang Chen
Gang Chen
Associate Professor, PhD Director
gchen3@albany.edu
Michael N. Christakis
Michael N. Christakis
Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment; Professor
mchristakis@albany.edu
Ik Jae Chung
Ik Jae Chung
Research Associate Professor
chungij@albany.edu
Jennifer Dodge
Jennifer Dodge
Associate Professor
jdodge@albany.edu
Peter C. Finn
Public Service Professor
pfinn@albany.edu
Ashley Fox
Ashley M. Fox
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
afox3@albany.edu
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Professor
jgil-garcia@albany.edu
Mila Gascó
Mila Gascó-Hernandez
Associate Professor & Research Director for the Center for Technology in Government
mgasco@albany.edu
Selica Y. Grant, Esq.
Adjunct Professor
sygrant@albany.edu
David E. Guinn
David E. Guinn
Public Service Professor
dguinn@albany.edu
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Stephen B Holt
Associate Professor
sbholt@albany.edu
Matthew C. Ingram
Matthew C. Ingram
Interim Senior Executive Director of the School of Criminal Justice, Associate Professor
mingram@albany.edu
Mikhail Ivonchyk
Mikhail Ivonchyk
Assistant Professor
mivonchyk@albany.edu
Carlos E. Jimenez-Gomez
Carlos E. Jimenez-Gomez
Adjunct Professor
cjimenezgomez@albany.edu
Hongseok Lee
Hongseok Lee
Associate Professor
hlee5@albany.edu
Bo Li
Bo Li
Assistant Professor
bli23@albany.edu
David S. Liebschutz
David S. Liebschutz
Public Service Professor
dliebschutz@albany.edu
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes
Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes
Chair of Public Administration and Policy, Professor
lluna-reyes@albany.edu
Melissa Arnold Lyon
Melissa Arnold Lyon
Assistant Professor
mlyon@albany.edu
Erika Martin
Erika Martin
Professor
emartin@albany.edu
Rick C. Mathews
Rick C. Mathews
Public Service Professor
rmathews@albany.edu
Janet Mayo-Hyde
Adjunct Professor
jmayo@albany.edu
Eugene J. Monaco
Eugene J. Monaco
Public Service Professor
emonaco@albany.edu
Philip Morris
Public Service Professor
pmorris@proctors.org
Theresa Pardo, PhD
Theresa A. Pardo
Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development
tpardo@albany.edu
Libby Post
Adjunct Professor
lpost@albany.edu
Dina Refki
Dina Refki
Clinical Professor
drefki@albany.edu
April Roggio
Visiting Assistant Professor, Research Associate
aroggio@albany.edu
Ellen Rubin
Ellen Rubin
Associate Professor
erubin@albany.edu
William Saxonis
William Saxonis
Adjunct Professor
wsaxonis@albany.edu
Kayla Schwoerer
Kayla Schwoerer
Assistant Professor
kschwoerer@albany.edu
F. David Sheppard
Public Service Professor
fsheppard@albany.edu
Lucy Sorensen
Lucy Sorensen
Associate Professor
lsorensen@albany.edu
Edmund C. Stazyk
Edmund C. Stazyk
Professor
estazyk@albany.edu
Patricia Strach
Patricia Strach
Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
pstrach@albany.edu
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Gina Volynsky
Public Service Professor
gvolynsky@albany.edu

Professors Emeriti/ae 

Distinguished Professors Emeriti 
David F. Andersen, PhD
Sue R. Faerman, PhD

Professors Emeriti/ae 
James J. Heaphey, PhD
Joseph M. Heikoff, PhD
Irene Lurie, PhD
Jeryl L. Mumpower, PhD
George P. Richardson, PhD
Jeffrey D. Straussman, PhD
Frank Thompson, PhD
Lewis Welch, PhD

PhD Student Profiles

Tzuhao Chen

Research Interests:

  • Digital Government
  • Public Sector Innovation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Sharing
  • Smart Cities

Contact: tchen9@albany.edu   CV


Dina Maloney DeCarlo

Research Interests:

  • Public policy
  • Policy analysis
  • Health policy

Contact: drmaloney@albany.edu   CV

 

Zong-Xian Huang

Research Interests:

  • Public Management

Contact: zhuang7@albany.edu   CV

 

Moontae Hwang

Research Interests:

  • School District and Local Government Financial Autonomy
  • State Aid
  • Property Tax
  • Quantitative Methodology

Contact: mhwang@albany.edu   CV

 

Miyeun Jung

Research Interests:

  • Education Policy
  • Child Health Policy
  • School-Based Health Intervention
  • Causal Methods 

Contact: mjung3@albany.edu

 

Soyun Jeong

Research Interests:

  • Social Policy
  • Health Policy
  • Mixed Methods
  • Policy Analysis/Evaluation

Contact: sjeong2@albany.edu

 

Heeun Kim

Research Interests:

  • Health Equity
  • Policy Analysis
  • Policy Implementation
  • Causal Methods
  • Mixed-Method

Contact: hkim24@albany.edu   CV

 

Jisang Kim

Research Interests:

  • Accountability
  • Performance Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Gender and Diversity
  • Policing
  • Quantitative Methods

Contact: jkim44@albany.edu   CV

 

Patrick Schumacher

Research Interests:

  • Medicaid program
  • Long-term care and aging

Contact: pschumacher@albany.edu   CV

 

Ju-Ying Yang 

Research Interests:

  • Energy Policy 

Contact: jyang8@albany.edu   Personal Website